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The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02

IT if safe to predict that in the near future electricity will take the place of the scaffold and moose in this country, as a method of in flicting the death penalty on crim- inals. The present manner of dealing out capital punishment is decidely barbarous as well as a bungling performance. A state commission has reported fovorably on the adoption of electricity in New York, and it is probable that other states will also see that the most gruesome practice of hang ing be done away with by this agent.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02
THE CLARION is indebted to the Hon. Geo. H. Stevens for copies of pnblic documents.

THE territorial treasurer has is sued to Chas. NJ. Strauss. Secreta- " of the Board of University Regents the twenty-five thousand dollars in bonds authorized by the last legislature. The bonds are of the denomination of one thousand dollars each, run twenty years and bear seven per cent interest Here is an oportunity for a prof table investment.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02

IN consequence of the passage of the bill by congress last July, limiting county indebtedness many of the counties of this territory have been placed in an embarrassing condition financially, in fact, if the law was strictly construed it is doubtful if some of the county governments could be carried on owing to tho want of funds. The Board of Supervisors of Pima county realized this fact, md at q recent meeting entered the follow ing upon their miutcs:
 "Ordered, that memorial be prepared and forwarded to the Congress of tho United States, asking for a notification of tEe act of Congress of the United States approved July 30th. 1886, to enable the counties of this Territory to create indebtedness for the neces- sary running expenses since July 30th, 1886; and that said memorial be certified by the officers of this Board. and forwarded to the Hon. c. c. Bean, Delegate from Arizo- na."
 It would be wolf for the super visors of all counties similarly situated to take some such mea- sures so that by concerted action the necessary reli of may be more readily obtained.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02

PRoF J. LAWRENCE SULLIVAN, of Boston, the eminent exponent of refined pugilism is soon to write a book. A contract with a Chicago firm to publish the same having already been signed. We have not learned the title of the pro ducton, but think it will be, "What dye soy, or I done him wid punch"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02

4 copy of the Governors mes sage has been received. A synop- sis of the message was given in a recent issue, but to thoroughly appreciate the able manner in which all matters pertaining to the welfare of the territory is handled, the message itself should be preserved. It is an able docu- ment and shows master hand in its production.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 1887.
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TO ADVERTISEMENT lines of solid Nonparel measurement make one square.
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 S- TO CORRESPONDENTS. - When personal matters are the subject of commu- nications. a rigorous scrutiny will be made of their contents. Please sign full name. write only on one side of your paper, and be brief.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
AMONG THE SPURfE.
The Indianapolis BAss Baii Club Admitted to
the National League.

The Indianapolis BAss Bsii Club Admitted to
the National League.
Tho National Base Ball League, in session
ct New York yesterday, formally admitted
the indianapolis club The Sc. Louis club
accepted the Leagues offer of sl2, 900, and
the Indianapolis club was then formally ad-
mitted. The players over whom there has
been SO much fighting will all go to the new
club, and Indianapolis cannot sell them to any
other club for one year. The League offered
Kansas City 10000 for their franchise and
players. The Kansas City men will give
their answer TO the League to-day. The
League afterwsrd offered the "Cow boys"
$1,000 for McQuery, Bsssett Dnnnsily,
Whitney, Myers and Rsdford, and s., 500 for
the tive without Radford, but they again 70.
fused. The Indianapolis club will get these
players; Myers, Hackett and Graves,
catchers; Heaiy, Kirby, Boyle and Weld
sett, second base; Denny, third base; Glass.
cock, short stop; Cahill, right fielder Seery,
centre fielder McGeacby, left fielder. The
Washington club will get Whitney, pitcher
Al Myers second base; Donnelly, third
base O'Brien, catcher.
In Lynn, MasA, Kilrsin knocked Lannou
out In one.sided fight OF eleven rounds
Tuesday night Just twensy.one people saw
the battle.
The Westminster Kennel club Of New
York, and the Riverton Gun club, whose
members reside In Philadelphia, shot
pigeon match yesterday morning on the
Kiyerton grounds for s2 0oO cup. The New
York team defeated the Riyerton team by
score OF LIS to l73.
Tom Dsasley, catcher Of the New York
base ball club, was on Tuesday held In $50,
bail in Philadelphia by Mag Gillespi,
| To answer charge Of assault on ChaTle
Jooker.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

THE relations OF the Reading, Jersey Cen.
tral, Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsy lyania rail
roads obtain 30 large q part OF the stock
brokers' attention that II they were to be sud.
denly defined and settled we would be at
great loss for subj sct OF mental speculation.
The latest story Is the astonishing one that
the Baltimore & Ohio has handed itself over
to its rivals to be carved up between them.
No story Is too improbable for the stock
market, else this one surely would have been
deemed too silly for u.terauce. The new
managers OF Reading are in Southern trunk
line speculation, and 1t 10 possible that the re
are negotiations going on for an extension OF
the Southern system northward. The Read.
ing people can be relied on to do anything
that will promise them profit and to be
totally free from any prejudices or prepos.
sessions that would be In the way OF theiI
reaping it They will lie down with the
Pennsylvania or the Baltimore & Ohio, OF
with both, or neither, az suits best their spec
ulations.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

The Now York state railroad commits.
sioners have submitted majority and
minority reports on car heating. The ma.
jority report takes the ground that heating
from outside the car has not bsen demou-
strated As practicable, and that Oil OF 30Oc ire
test is not dangerous when scattered over
wreck. This decision is sure to bs welcomed
by the many railroad managers who are
anxious for some excuse to let the present
system'of heating alone, but the puolic will
be slow to accept an excuse based on such
absurd grounds In the first place, the prac.
ticsbili,y Of heating by steam from outside
has been demonstrated and the system put In
actual use. In the second place, II 1t had not
been 10 tested 1t is the business OF the roads
10 give 1t such trial. They would not hesi.
tate TO give proper test to any scheme that
promised half ~ larges reduction In the cost
Of running trains through saving OF labor
or coal why are they 30 extremely eau.
tious In handling this matter which promises
Q saving OF human lite? With regard to the
oil question, We suggest that the gentlemen
take bath In barrel OF 1900 hre test oil and
then toast their toes before an open gra,s
The minority report Of Commiss ioner o. Don
| nell 10 very greatly TO his credit, tor 1t take
| direct issue with the other commissioners a
| all points.
The Sanitary Engineer publishes an elab
orSteiy illustrated article on warming pas
senger cars by steam which shows that tn
problem In not one of which we should awai
the solution. 1t is already solved o. TAR sl
itcan be theoretically, and practical test mus
now determine which one OF several sys
TENS u the best and cheapest. The publ
will not allow this matter to wait for the spu
OF another railway horror, but insist upo
| close attention 70 1t BY railway men.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

CERTAIN benevolent but misguided people
are endeavoriug to persuade the legislature
to pass . bill for the starvation of snakes
This is not the title Of the sct, but IL will
operate towards the extermination by starva-
ton OF all snakes now living in peace and
happiness In nensgas1es, geological collectors
OF the boots and pockets of enthusiastic nat
uralists and snake chsrmers. 1t prohibits
the feeding OF live animals to snakes, and a.
the latter refuse positively to eat anything
that they have themselves killed, they will
be starved to death.
This would be no trifiing calamity to the
snakes, their owners and the public, for in
addition to their most charming feature.
many snakes furnish q powerful poison which
is very valuable remedy in certsln form
Of nervous diseases.
A keeper OF the Philadelphia geological
gardens thus describes the method Of collect
Ing snake poison which will be found 4
differ radically from the method OF absorbing
| the article known by that name in Harris
burg, though q glass figures in both sys
TENS. "The keeper, armed with thicl
| glove, seizes the snake around the neck an,
| presents a small glass to the irritsted animal
| The snakes bites viciously at the glass, int
! which the poison flows In this way II is col
lected from the rattlesnskes and the deadl
little copper.head as we'll as some others"
| The measure before the legislature will b
hard on the snakes, their friends and depend
ants, but owing to the use OF the wrong kin
OF poison, the reptiles are 40 numerous In th
legislative halls that 1t Ia feared anythin
| tending to their destruction will be fayorabl
considered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

I ~ = ~ Nail ona o. thsar bidding
'lntoloitly. Tlo sepokhoaderS' meetings
- ~ osnseAlly attsadsd By The stock.
ho,dsss, end II they were, the railroad
nanagsn would probably have no more
tsuubls In getting through than they have
nov. Even The English stockholders'
representatives were not on hand ut the
FsnnsylvAnia meeting. Their proxies
would not have counted In the crowd and
they reserve them for the meeting for the
election Of officers, when they may be
heard from with effect.
1t u fact, however, that now the pub
lie have less cause of complaint against the
management Of the Pennsylvania railroad
than they have had in the past. There Is
no such aggressive defiance Of public opin-
ION as there used tobe. The local trade is
decently accommodated, and the direction
shows disposition to respect the law and
Individual rights, which was quite
unknown 10 it some years ago.
There are good many things in
which reformation is susceptible, but
time must be given to 80 big machine to
swing into its proper bearings. There are
old barnacles to be moved and fossils
to die. There is need of sufficient in
telligence, for instance, at the head o,
the passenger transportation department t.
understand the need Of two cent fares
the folly Of the signature of mileage
coupons, and the wrong of transporting
Schuylkill valley passengers upon bette
terms than those Of the main line. Bu
such manifest follies will be corrected il
time, and when the railroad company get
comfortably under the swing of the civi
service law, we may hope that its annus
meetings will deserve to be as unanimou
as they are now made by henchmen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
The Pennsylvania Meeting.

Ihe Pennsylvania railroad company has
shna IT. annual meeting, and the stock.
3 holders, ~ usual, were passive save Mr..
Iockw00d, who continues his annual effort
~ inquisition, this time being unsided by
<1at, Parker, who has departed during the
Nonr to . place where wicked railroad off,
IN have no longer power to worry his
6lSik These annual railroad meetings are
~ weeEy things. and the public is much
!l11Sbted 70 ths Parkers and Lockwoods
n ~ sometimes enliven them. The public
r9 mot appreciate the obligation, and
a Whe sgitate the meeting fail usually
ep the public countenauce and ap-
They gst but cuffs for their pains,
1 ~ merit Of their complaint. The
6Goss kick The stockholden and
nhput, quite - they please,
~ 1AS, and when the annual
y eG16ioo ~ osd lev 10 recent the
- ~ go ~ thy ait dawn
IN ~ - - = fAitheul bench
w. ~ yeasly epeeishd = attend
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
The Elevated Railway.

The accident on the elevated railroad in
New York is one that would have caused
no surprise If it had occurred earlier in
the history OF the road, when it was a
daily expectation that carloads Of pas
sengcn would be flung down into the
streets. There has been such immunity
+ 3or . long time from 30 natural an accident
! that the elevated roads have come
70 be trusted as fully as though their
rails were ON the ground. And no cars
& have yet fallen into the streets, although
they have come very near it more than
Onee; and the present accident maka it
I painfully clear how very lamentable such
Afall would be should 1t occur. The dis.
tance Of the rails from the street Is too
great to warrant hope that any passenger
making the descent could escape uniDjured
and the certainty is that many would be
Injured fatally. But the convenience Of
this way of travel through great city is
stQo great to permit its use to be checked
by its dangers; which experience has more
over shown to be greater in seeming than
in reality. Probably the statistics Of the
travel on the New York elevated roads
! win show a smaller percentage of accidents
than those Of any ordinary railroad. There
4 are 20 many people carried that the mum
ber injured must bear very small pro
I portion to the whole number. 1t is
{ common observation that the many acci.
dents In railroad travel have not really in
s creased the proportion of accidents to the
\ number of travellers over those Of stage
coach days; and 1t is doubtless true. Bu
then fewer people were injured becaus,
iewer Travelled. The man who now think
nothing Of going hundred of miles in
& day. then would not have thought of goin
u - far in q year. Consequently now he put
himself in greater peril Of injury by trave
81 nnd must expect oftener to come to grie
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
You Have = Perfect Right

when you demand n Benson's Capcine Plaster OF
a druggist, TO expect to receive one Yet there
Cheap John variety who will try to persuade
you to accept some worthless substitute with a
similar sounding name. such a. "Capsicin." !"
"Capsicum," "Capuctn." or "Capsicine," etc .
pref xed sometimes with the name " Burton v
or " Benton" Cheap John will offer you one of
these wretched limitations for half the price of
the genuine as he can we'll afford to do. its real
benson's are the only porous plaster that can
be depended upon to cure every ailment subject
10 ternal treatment. They are prompt, sure
and thorough. Protect Yourself against decep.
tion by buying OF reliable druggists only. The
genuine bears the "Tbree Seals " trademark
and has the word Capcine" cut In the centre
-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

some young men wsrs sskine the Rev.
DR.. Phillips Brooks about white lies" the
other day. "suppose," asked one, "you
wers invited to inspect . certain picture
which The artist bad worked hard upon and
valued highly, and he wanted 10 know
your honest opinion Of its merits, and you
could see nothing whatever to praise In II,
what should YOU do 2" "well," said DR..
Brooks, at once I" 1 win tell you. should
sAy just what do TO mothers who bring
their bAbiea to mo 10 bs admired. l always
say, whether they are pretty or ugly, On
that - babyw leaving the mother perfectly
convinced that II is the only baby In the
world, and my self utterly uncommitted.
should say the same thing when saw the
picture"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
His Fraud Discovered.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.

from the harrisburg Telegraph.
A man In the old Fifth Reserves, ss good
hghting regiment ~ there was In the army,
WAS caught skulking one day just a. the regl
ment was going into battle A crime of that
character could not be condoned, especially
In the Fifth Reserves, and the man was
promptly taken before a drum head court.
martial and tried. He was found guilty,
and, II ! mistake not, dishonorsbiy dis.
charged. Among those who kept record OF
the incident Yves Hayes Grier, then Q private
in ths Fifth, now superintendent OF public
printing. Some time ago the fellow who was
dishonorably discharged applied for pension
and gave Mr.. Grter's name ior reference. The
pension detective visited Mr.. Grisr, was
shown the sppiicsnt's record, ~ Hayes has Il
yet In the old company books, and It 10 hardly
pouaiOu.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

1RnACAh
A THLoPHOROs FOR RHEUMATIsM.
WHY is IT

That rheu umAtism aud neuralgia are 90 prova.
lent' This question hAs not bean satisfAotOrily
answered. but Il ID certain that those diseases
are not only the most painful but among the
most common. and somc member OF nearly
every family In the land ts the victim Of ono OF
these dread tormentors. Ladies' sccm to be pc.
culiariy liable to neuralgia attacks. which, In
the form Of neuralg gic headache. pain In the back
Not until the discovery Of Athiophoros had any
remedy been found tor either rheumatism. neu.
mlsia or nervous headache. ana they were gon.
orally conceded to be incurables but Athlopho-
ros has been proved 10 be not only certain cure
for these diseases In all their varied forms, but
safe remedy. II. in tho use Of Athlophorcs. tho
bowels are kept freely open. It's success 10 Ger.
tain. and to aid this. Athlophoros pills arc REQ.
ommcnied. which, while providing the neces-
sary cathsrtic viii be found to be valuable
Ia no experiment, II has been tested ana has
proved Its wonderful efncacy.
The Athlophoros Pills were originally pre-
pared as u remedy for use In connection with
Athlophoros, for rheumatism and neuralgia aud
kindred complaints. Used In connection with
that remedy. they arc certain cure for ethel
OF these very common and distressing diseases
They have also been found to be an Invaluable
remedy for any and all diseases arising from
vitiated blood or general debility. They are cs
| pecially valuable for nervous debility, bioOs
| poisoning, dyspepsia, distress after eating
headache, CONSTR alton, loss of appetite, ana Al
| stomach or liver troubles. For diseases o
| women they are Invaluable. These pills All
| perfectly harmless and may be safely used b!
| adults or children.
| Testimonials OF those who have been oure'
| viii be sent free application.
| Every druggist should keep Athlophoros AM
| Athlophoros Pulls, but where they cannot b
| bought OF the druggist the Athlophoros Co., Nc
| II. Wall street, New York. will send either teal
| rtasc paid) on receipt OF regular price, whic
| 10 o.. " per bottle for Athlophoros and SIC. to
| Pulls.
l mar1lwecd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

THE notes of rejoicing over the appoint.
ment Of Benjam +. Meyers ss postmaster
Of Harrisburg do not all come from Demo-
cratic throats. The Republican press OF the
city arc unanimous in their praise OF the
choice and the enthusiastic ovation that fol.
lowed Mr.. Meyers appointment by citizens
Irrespective Of party showed tha. he was un
doubtedly the popular choice The Harris
burg Democrats deserved preside recog.
milton for the firm stand they have made in
the cause OF their party and it will give them
new strength that one Of their chief bulw 8
has been honored with official place In their
midst Under Democratic guidance, the Har.
risburg postoffice will show no deterioration
IN official management
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
ely IntslNgsnosr
Ansr Raslali's Seat.

~ announced that the Republican
n ce The House from Philadelphia
6Naaous o. Tuesday, at which they
NJ On . programme to make six Re
I'm congressional districts in Phila-
+ ~, and eight Republican senatorial
G1o1A The chief cause for this action
~ - b The desire to keep Mr.. Randall
~ q legislative life.
- would be great injustice to the
S13f ~ DohoefatD Of Philadelphia to deny
- congressional representation, but it
o~n not b surprising II the plan was car
s61oa eus. So far - Mr.. Randall IL con-
: 4oned. 4 would b The very best thing po-
Sll11sa1ly that could happen him. BY .
e number Of people in his own party he
q present much distrusted because he
abe1isved to hold ofice through Republi.
- fASor. Whenever, therefore, a. in his
yote 6ealnst The president In the dependent
sn1iun bin, he feels called upon to differ
Wi1h his party, such difference lends appar.
s&1t confirmation to the existence Of . bar.
IN bstween himself and the opposition.
Is would be far better for Mr.. Randall il
s ~ HoappoEtionment made six Republican
n1s IN Philadelphia. Necessarily, theil
1oeity margins would not be very great
- ~. Randall should easily win in one
~ - 6uCh canvass would restore him
- ~ sntirs sympathy OF his party, and
would put him In . position to hurl bach
{ - insinuations that he owed hisseaf to
Republican grace.
4 Philadelphia may,hbsso 90 apportionet
q tne legisl2f1ltss to fairly execute tn,
I I -. 0hal Injunction as to the layinI
yof the districts, and the apportionmen
should leave all the districts with Repub
lican majority, we do not think that W
win have any cause of complaint agains
the action. Wedo not ask any gerrymar
! dering in our favor, or anything but fair
ness In the apportionment. With this til
Democratic party and Mr.. Randall will b
content.
Mr.. Randallis one Of the ablest men i
|, Congress, and Philadelphia is naturall
I proud Of the eminence he has attained i
national affairs. There should be no troubl
& about his return to the House, and
the wise Republican members of the Penn
sylvania House think differently, let thel
put into effect their scheme for solid r,
publican ionalrepresentation frol
Il Philadelphia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

Some one has told you that your catarIh is In.
durable. 1t Is not So DIR. Sage's Satarrh Remedy
will cure II. Its pleasant 10 use and II always
does its work Thoroughly We have yet To hear
of a case IN which 1t did not accomplish cure
when faithfully used. Cstarrh Is n disease which
IL IL dangerous to neglect certain remedy Is
Rt your command. Avail yourself of IL before
the complaint assumes moro serious form. All
druggists
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09

Miss May Howell, the youngest daughter
of Mrs Theodore Z. Howell, Of Newark, 10
thought 70 he dying Of An injury received In
dancing class last woek, when she was &C.
cidently knocked down by some Of the other
dancers. The attending physician thinks
her spine is injured. Paralysis occurred on
sunday afternoon, and since then she has
been steadily sinking. She IL kept con-
stautly under the influence q auodynes
Miss howell Is - years Old and Is one OF
the mos! beautiful women in Newark.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-09
How Much viii do It?

How muc uch of Tnomas' Eclectric OIL is re q uired
to cures only very little. A few drops will
cure any kind OF an ache and but u trihe more
IL needed for spratns and lameness. kheuma.
ttsm Is not so readily affected; an ounce and
sometimes two ounces are required. No medi
cine, however, is so sure to cure with the same
number Of Applications. For sale by II. Is. Goch
ran. druggist, l3I and I59 North Queen street
Lane ister,